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so I think the title is mysterious I
Think you clicked on this and you're trying to figure out what is this video about?
Because it can't be about what his favorite items from McDonald's are this has to be some sort of trick, right?
maybe he's you know, maybe he's just kind of into just
Making a trick here and just eating the stuff that he actually hates instead of the stuff that he likes or something something like that
But that's not the case. This actually is a video where I'm just gonna talk about my favorite things from McDonald's No
In short I think McDonald's is probably at least in my opinion. Anyway, the most recognizable fast-food chain
I mean if there's one thing that we associate with fast-food, I think it's the golden arches
I know when when I was just a little a little young in
Probably the first place
I went to even get the fast food was McDonald's it's like it's like there's one on every single street corner
anywhere you go there's even one on the moon and one under water and
They did actually make one for bees believe it or not
That's a real thing but they're everywhere and everyone's got their favorites everyone has stuff, but they don't like, you know
You have the one item. Oh, yeah, you gotta get this. This is my favorite
I love this and I hate this these are gonna be my favorite items on the McDonald's menu
Alright, so we've got a sack of McDonald's right there. You can see the
McDonald's golden arches for verification purposes
and we also have a
mysterious canister of
McDonald's beverage right there
And lets us take a crack at this
So what I did is, you know, they have the chicken and they have the burgers on the menu so I decided okay
I'm gonna get my favorite burger and I'm gonna get there or my favorite chicken entree and we'll just go from there
So let's start out with the burger
Okay
Now this is something that's changed
Over time actually looks it it used to be one thing then it changed to something else at this point in time
My favorite item on the burger lineup is the quarter pounder with cheese
For a while, it was the Big Mac believe it or not
But this is one thing that was subject to change and actually did evolve
Because about a year ago
McDonald's, they redid the quarter pounder. They said alright, we're going to improve the quality
we're gonna use higher and beef fresher ingredients and
Hopefully it'll pay off and in my opinion it did because I would end up getting this I thought well, there's actually a really substantial
Increase in quality and it's at a good price, too
You know, you're getting a good sized burger at a good price and it's quality ingredients
So here we go
the quarter pounder
standard and the one thing
what I always like about it, you can see it might not be the
Trademark bun but you can see the patty right there
That is a higher-end
patty on the
McDonald's least on the McDonald's scale, you know, you're definitely getting
Higher quality in my opinion. Yeah more flavorful juicy
Beef if you ask me anyway, and I think it all blends together good, you know, it's a pretty basic sandwich
But as a result of that, I think it kind of goes out to its quality
anyway, well if they're able to just take a beef patty and some cheese and you know, just the the
pickles some onions
Some mustard and ketchup and make that into something good without any need for anything, too fancy
Then I say that's a yeah. Yeah, that's that's that's a hallmark of a good sandwich if you ask me anyway
So that's what it looks like
I'm just gonna try it out. Just so that
Hopefully it'll still be good this time around quarter pounder with cheese from McDonald's
Mm-hmm
Yeah, I mean that's the thing
Beef is very tender very juicy
One thing I didn't mention that it also has is that salt pepper?
Little seasoning on the beef that I just gives it that extra touch
You know and just for a McDonald's burger getting a good amount of beef and it just tastes good
I'm just a fan of it overall
And one other thing that
I like about this and usually it's not the case, you know when I get my my burgers from McDonald's another time
I'm not a fan of the cheese. You know, I just I get it without any cheese
I'm just not a fan of the way that it goes. But this one I don't know the cheese actually just works well with it
You know
There's some items out there that
The ingredients everything just comes together like it should and you just don't have any complaints about it
The quarter pounder is one of those items
What do I like to wash it down with my drink of choice
From McDonald's is coca-cola
Now this is this is one thing that I have to tell you
They're coca-cola in my opinion has gone downhill a bit. That's the honest truth. It used to be perfect every single time
That's one thing that I've I've noticed it always used to be the best. I got of all the fast food places
Used to be really on point. Maybe the machines were calibrated better or who knows and then it just started
You know, I started noticing a little discrepancies where sometimes there's just less flavorful than it really should be
Still good though, you know definitely a good thing in my opinion to wash it down with
But that's just the one thing. I've noticed that the quality on that has slid a little bit but it's still good pair
My favorite side, I think it's self-explanatory right the the onion rings
French fries their standard fries. That's one other thing. That's a little hit or miss, you know here and there
but I
Mean, you gotta get them get em is a meal deal. And I mean, sometimes they're not the best but this time
Admittedly, you can see it's not like they skimped or anything. I've been snacking on them. These are good think that I'm good tonight
Mm-hmm
How's that crispy crunch and a good amount of the salt on it too just
What you expect you know, what what you hope for them to be probably the best way to describe it
Now answer the chicken this one has been a little tough because there were a couple chicken
related entrees that I'm a fan of and
When they had it on the menu
I was a huge fan of their barbecue glazed chicken tenders. I was getting those all the time
but with those gone
I'm now a fan
Of their buttermilk crispy chicken tenders and
these have been released since
around
2017 [oops!]
no, they are it's kind of the
Successor of the chicken select. No they are and one thing that I like about these. I don't use a couple things
There well breaded, right they're crispy and they're pretty flavorful you get a good amount of chicken for what it is
Anyway, they're good for dipping
But the most important thing that I'm really a fan of with these is the fact that they hold their own
Like they had the chicken selects and they looked good
They looked like they were really breaded and they had to be flavorful, but I would eat them
It would be like they were really just lacking without any sort of dipping sauce. Now. These are great with dipping sauce
I always get them usually with barbecue or sweet-and-sour
dipping sauce
But the chicken selects was like they were reliant on this you needed that just for any bit of flavor
Whereas these they usually hold their own even if you don't want any sauce
Which is again another good a good sign that it's a good product
So I'm gonna try these out and with some dipping sauce buttermilk crispy chicken tenders going in
Another thing that I'm a fan of with the chicken tenders is that they got
That little bit of black pepper in the breading there
That just gives it a little little kick nothing too
Significant, but just that extra flavor
You know that makes it probably probably one of the reasons why it's just so easy to eat without any need for sauce
Of course. I always do like to live on the edge and apply in a barbecue sauce there
And overall just solid, you know
You always have to remember when it comes down to MacDonald said you have to judge it by its standards, right?
This is in comparison to everything on the McDonald's menu. These are my personal favorites
Now there's other things that I like to get when I go to McDonald's, right?
Sometimes your breakfast can be pretty good
even the chicken McNuggets can hit the spot and
Even on rare occasion the McChicken sandwich is pretty solid as well a Big Mac, you know
There's a lot of good staples on there, but out of all of them
These are probably my favorites in the the whole menu there
So I do have a question for you if you're if you made it this far, what's your favorite item on the McDonald's menu?
What is your go-to?
Combination when you go to McDonald's, I'm curious
Leave a comment share your thoughts and I'm just interested in see seeing what your thoughts are. So with that
That's all that I have for you. My favorite items on the McDonald's menu
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